2007 Nashville mayoral election
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
August 2, 2007 (primary)
September 11, 2007 (runoff) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
.jpg)
| Elections in Tennessee |
|---|
 |
 Government |
The 2007 Nashville mayoral election took place on September 11, 2007, following a primary election on August 2, 2007. Incumbent Mayor Bill Purcell was term-limited and could not seek a third term. A crowded field emerged to succeed him, which included Law Department Director Karl Dean, former Congressman Bob Clement, Vice Mayor Howard Gentry Jr., and Metro Councilmen Buck Dozier and David Briley. In the primary election, Dean narrowly placed first, winning 24 percent of the vote. In second place, Clement won 23.5 percent and narrowly beat out Gentry, who won 23.1 percent.[1]
In the runoff, Dean narrowly defeated Clement, winning 52 percent of the vote to Clement's 48 percent.[2]
Candidates
- Karl Dean, Director of the Metro Law Department[3]
- Bob Clement, former U.S. Representative from Tennessee's 5th congressional district, 2002 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate[4]
- Howard Gentry Jr., Vice Mayor[5]
- Buck Dozier, Metro Councilman[6]
- David Briley, Metro Councilman[7]
- Ken Eaton, businessman[8]
- Cheryl Tisdale, school employee[9]
Declined
- Torry Johnson, 20th Judicial District Attorney General[10]
Polling
| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size[a] |
Margin of error |
David Briley |
Bob Clement |
Karl Dean |
Buck Dozier |
Kenneth Eaton |
Howard Gentry Jr. |
Cheryl Tisdale |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[11] | July 19–22, 2007 | 564 (LV) | ± 4.2% | 12% | 23% | 21% | 16% | 1% | 21% | 1% | 5% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nonpartisan | Karl Dean | 24,122 | 24.08% | |
| Nonpartisan | Bob Clement | 23,575 | 23.53% | |
| Nonpartisan | Howard Gentry Jr. | 23,180 | 23.14% | |
| Nonpartisan | Buck Dozier | 17,738 | 17.70% | |
| Nonpartisan | David Briley | 10,880 | 10.86% | |
| Nonpartisan | Ken Eaton | 351 | 0.35% | |
| Nonpartisan | Cheryl Lynn Tisdale | 288 | 0.29% | |
| Write-in | 57 | 0.06% | ||
| Total votes | 100,191 | 100.00% | ||